Interagency Hydrology Committee for Alaska

The Interagency Hydrology Committee for Alaska is
an organization of technical specialists working at the Federal, State,
and local levels, who coordinate the collection and implementation of
water resources related data throughout the State of Alaska. The IHCA
meets twice per year to coordinate multi-agency issues and exchange of
information. See link for bylaws.

What is our History?

Coordinated efforts to address hydrological and climatological issues
in Alaska dates back to the early 1960's when a "Technical Committee"
was established under the auspices of the Subcommittee on Hydrology,
Interagency Committee on Water Resources (ICWR). The parent committee
became the Hydrology Committee of the United States Water Resources
Council (WRC).

In 1977 members of the Interagency Technical Committee for Alaska
developed an Organization, Objectives, and Operation statement in
response to a growing need to improve coordination among agencies for
hydrologic and climatologic data. In November, 1977 the Committee
approved this document and adopted the name "Interagency Hydrology Committee for Alaska" (IHCA).
The IHCA continued to operate under the sponsorship of, and receive
guidance from, and report to the WRC Hydrology Committee.

Additionally, the IHCA has acted as the technical advisory committee of the past Governor's Alaska Water Management Council.